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The next generation of solar power may not rely on free-standing panels. New Jersey-based Applied Photovoltaics is gearing up to manufacture prefabricated building materials with embedded solar cells. Recently, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., stopped by the Hopewell Township plant for a look at the company's breakthrough.

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The next generation of solar power may not rely on free-standing panels. New Jersey-based Applied Photovoltaics is gearing up to manufacture prefabricated building materials with embedded solar cells. Recently, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and state Rep. Rush Holt stopped by the Hopewell Township plant for a look at the company's breakthrough.

Las Vegas businesses -- and City Hall -- are increasingly going green. The new seat of city government will be an eight-story, 309,000-square-foot building developed with eco-friendly features including rooftop solar panels and free-standing photovoltaic "trees" that double as shade awnings. The building is expected to generate $500,000 in energy savings.

Las Vegas businesses -- and City Hall -- are increasingly going green. The new seat of city government will be an eight-story, 309,000-square-foot building developed with eco-friendly features including rooftop solar panels and free-standing photovoltaic "trees" that double as shade awnings. The building is expected to generate $500,000 in energy savings.

Dow Chemical Co. has earned a $17.8 million federal tax credit that will speed the launch of its solar cell-embedded roof shingles. The shingles can be nailed to a roof like regular shingles and are projected to cost 30% to 40% less than other solar-embedded materials.

New Belgium Brewing, the Colorado maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and Sunshine Wheat Beer, has installed a 200-kilowatt solar system on the roof of its 50,000-square-foot packaging hall and bottling plant. The solar array is the largest privately owned system in Colorado.